Our Staff
Sara Miller McCune Chair, Miller-McCune Center board
Sara Miller McCune is the publisher and chairman of SAGE Publications, Inc. (the Newbury Park, California based book and journal publishing house), as well as president of the McCune Foundation, based in Montecito, Calif. In 1965, she founded…
John Mecklin Editor-in-chief, Miller-McCune magazine
John Mecklin is the editor-in-chief of Miller-McCune. Over the last 15 years, he's also been: the editor of High Country News, a nationally acclaimed magazine that reports on the American West; the consulting executive editor for the launch of Key West,…
Michael Todd Online editor
Most of Michael Todd's 25-year career has been spent in newspaper journalism, ranging from papers in the Marshall Islands to tiny California farming communities. Before joining the Center, he was managing editor of the national magazine Hispanic Business. michael.todd@miller-mccune.com
Albert Chiang Art director
Albert Chiang was for 16 years the art director, then creative director, of Islands Media, publisher of Islands magazine, Spa magazine and Destination Weddings & Honeymoons. Before that he worked in the publishing industry for Connoisseur magazine…
Tom Jacobs Staff writer
Tom Jacobs is a veteran journalist with more than 20 years experience at daily newspapers. He has served as a staff writer for the Los Angeles Daily News and the Santa Barbara News-Press. His work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune…
Matt Palmquist Staff writer
A graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Matt Palmquist began his career at daily newspapers such as The Oregonian and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. In 2001, he became a staff writer at the SF Weekly in San Francisco, where…
Melinda Masson Copy editor
Melinda Masson earned a bachelor’s degree in literature from the University of California, Santa Barbara’s College of Creative Studies in 2000. Prior to joining the Miller-McCune Center, she grew over five years from editorial assistant to…
Mike Traphagen Copy editor
Mike Traphagen found journalism as a Santa Barbara City College student in 1993. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from San Jose State University, then embarked on a journalism career that included sports writing in a small Texas town, and copy…
Geane DeLima Executive director
Geane deLima oversaw the formation of the Center. She has more than 15 years experience in marketing and advertising academic journals, societies, and consumer magazines. She has worked closely with the American Academy for Political and Social Sciences,…
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